The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-10-19
HON. WIN. B. ALLISON.
The Iowa Senator Presents a Mastery
Discussion Of National
Politics.
Report Of His Speech Delivered at West
Union, Iowa, on the Opening
Of the Campaign.
From the pes Moines Register.


this administration has been in power two
years and seven months, and that We now have
the opportunity Of comparing the results with
the like period of Republican administration.
That in order to secure power they had charged
the Republican party with wastefulness and
extravaganza In public expenditures, with the
establishment of useless Offices TO provide Tor
favorites that the Democratic party had prom
tsed. to introduce economy and reform in our
be abandoned and rigid economy instituted in
expenditures OF the public money. Ihat IN
stead OF abolishing useless offices they have
created new ones. That they have increased
the compensation of many persons In office.
That instead Of diminishing employees in the
departments they have been increased. That
in all the departments OF tho government ex-
penditures have been increased. That the
estimates of the departments and approprla-
tions have been Increased. That the ordinary
expenditures for the fiscal year ending on the
LIST OF July last have been greater than for any
other fiscal year since 1880 Leaving out OF the
account necessary increased expenditures on
account OF pension laws, and leaving out OF
the account the reduction of expenditures for
interest because of the continued payment OF
the national debt, the expenditures for the
ordinary purposes OF the Government nave
been n, 000, 00o greater than for any year since
1880. That the expenditures for the current
year will not be less than they were last year
probably will be- greater-although by fail
ure of the river and harbor bill, and by fail
ure OF tho deficiency bill, the appropriations
for the current year are not 30 great as last
year.
Mr. Allison then discussed at some length the
surplus in the Treasury, and called attention 10
the fact that for many years IN this State that
had been the chief charge OF our opponents
against the Republican party. The Republican
party had conservatively administered the FIN
ances, so az to provide for the ordinary curren'
expenditures and for the maintenance at par;
in coin, of our paper-money circulation; ana
whatever surplus there was beyond this was,
from time TO time, at frequent recurring peri
DDS, applied TO the payment of the principal OF
the public debt. In order to do this reserve
was maintained, varying from OO,OOO,OOO 70
$3.50 0tO,OO0. Our OF ponents promised 10 greatly
reduce this surplus If they should be permitted
TO control the Government. We find now, after
two years and seven months OF experiment, that
the surplus in the Treasury on the 1st day OF
September was S36, O0O, OOO greater than when
President Cleveland was inaugurated, as shown
by Secretary Mannings report OF 1885 and the
Treasury statement for August last-that the
total sum of the money gathered in the Treas
ury Is in still greater excess that the national
bank repositories are now more largely used
than then that vastly greater sums are Kept
in the hands of disbursing officers so as To
keep the apparent suplus down; that the
fund held as special fund IN the treasury
for redemption OF national bark notes is
So, $1,000 greater than IL was on the 9TH
of March. 1885. So that the policy OF with
drawal OF money from circulation and boarding
in the Treasury has greatly increased instead
of diminished during all the months OF this
present administration. That Notwithstanding
the constant cry for the repeal OF the silver
coinage act as necessary tor the matnte-
nance Of the public credit gold has been
steadily and constantly accommodating. so that
dred and eighty-two million dollars OF gold or
a surplus or gold belonging to the Government
beyond what was in the Treasury ON the 4th
Of March, 1886, OF seventy -one millions of dol
lars, yet those who were most active in the de-
nunciation Of the Republican policy seem now
to be lost In admiral on Of the financial policy
OF President Cleveland. He also alluded to the
fact that this enormous surplus now in the
Treasury would be added to from month 70
month by excessive receipts over expenditures
unless unmatured bonds shall be purchased,
been no red uctien Of taxation. That the
Democrats had promised this reduction
ever since they came into power in the
House OF Representative in 1875. That al
though they held a malosty then for six years
continuously TO 1881, not a single bill passed
the House looking TO n reduction OF taxation.
That the Republicans secured a ajority OF the
House in 1881, and revised the tax laws so as 40
reduce the annual taxes between thirty and
forty millions of dollars. That greater re-
duction should have been made but this was
the bost that could be done under the oircum-
stances. Then came the campaign OF 1881. the
Democrats still insisting that further reduction
should be made, and that IL they secured the
House of Representatives and the President n
reduction would follow without delay. The
Congress elected in that year has passed into
history and with it two fiscal y airs OF this ad-
ministraton, and no bill has passed the House
dent that our receipts are constantly and
largely increasing over our expenditures. IL
must be borne in mind that tax laws can only
originate in the House OF Repres entatives, and
that the Senate has no power under the Consti-
tuition until the House acts so that the whole
responsibility a this failure TO reduce taxes
rests upon tse House OF Representatives, or did
80 rest until the 18th Of March, 1887 From that
time until now the President shares this respon-
sibility. because II was his duty, the last House
having failed, to immediately assemble Con
gress in extra session for the purpose Of reduc-
ing taxes To relieve the people from the exces-
sive burdens Of taxation. This the President
did not do, and by his non-action, nine months
of the present Congress had passed away with
out opportunity being given for the cons idera
ton OF this question. he then said that the dii
fcuity in the way has been that the Democratic
party. as constituted in lbs majority, in it's in
fuences and its control, Is in favor OF the prin-
ciple of free trade, or tariff for revenue only.
That majority insists that no revision OF the
tariff shall take place except upon this princi
pie and because OF this insistence the House
during the last Congress- failed to act. The body
Of the people Of this country, including minor
ity of the Democratic party itself, favors such re
vision of our tariff laws as Will secure to our own
laborers fair wages and an opportunity Of com
peting successfully with the cheaper paid label
OF Europe and they believe, az do the Repub-
1ican party that il is our duty - legslate in
the interest of our own producers and labor
ers rather than the producers and laborers o.
other countries. Yet the power that controlled
the House OF Representatives. was not willing
that a revision should be made upon these vel
settled CONVICTIONS Of the American people
He said that this winter the Same contest viii
open up again, and the necessities OF the situa-
ton are likely to be such that the tariff fol
revenue only" reformere will be obliged to YIELD
20 that public opinion which. while favoring
revision OF the tar1H ana n reduction OF tni
revenue. still insists that IL shall be done al
, 10 promote American labor and American in
dustry. But il still remains fact tina
whatever of depression now exists as respects
our labor our industries and our business, be
cause of excessive taxation and because Of
withdrawal Nv taxation OF large sums o
money not needed, is directly chargenble to The
failures the indispostion and incompetency o.
the Democratic party in control in the House
of Representatives, and in tho administration
of our Government TO deal with this question
Mr.. Allison then went into the question o
the power that controls the Democratic part,
in the House of Representatives, and showed
that during the last Congress sixteen Southern
States had thirty-four Chairmanships and tina
all the other States had but twenty-one. Tia
OF the leading committees the South had nine
teen and aA the rest OF the country three
That in the present Congress in nine Southern
States there is not single Republican mem
Der That in seven Of the remaining States o
the South there only sixteen Republican
members. OF which Virginia, by sudden revo
luton, elected six. That there are in the pres
emit House from the South 10i Democrats, AM
from ell the other States a. giving the South
majority of ~ in the Democratic caucus Tha
In all the other states the Republicans have l3
members That in the South the Republican
have only sixteen, so that with a total member
shin OF 100 in the South the Democrats hav
1O4, and total membership in all other states o
g. The South, by its 10i Democratic votes, viii
control n majority In n Democratic caucus, an
through thai caucus will choose the Speaker an
Through him elect all the committees of tn
House, and thus throw the Legislation. OF tn
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